Alexander Jean
Alexander Jean is an American husband-and-wife rock duo made up of Mark Ballas and BC Jean. The name for the duo is a combination of their two middle names. Ballas and Jean who first met in 2012. Mark Ballas was performing in a band while BC was singing her own material. They became an official music duo in 2015. The couple married in November 2016.[1][2]
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Origin | United States |
Genres | rock |
Years active | 2015–present |
Website | www |
Members | Mark Ballas BC Jean |
Their debut single was "Roses and Violets". The single reach the Top 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 "Bubbling Under" chart. Alexander Jean were picked in November 2018 as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month. The duo was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, broadcast nationally in the United States where he performed a live version of their single "Waiting for You".
Members
Mark Ballas
Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) is a British/American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He played Charlie Price in the 2012 Broadway musical Kinky Boots and played Frankie Valli in the Broadway musical Jersey Boys.
BC Jean
Brittany Jean Carlson[3] (born April 22, 1987),[3] better known by her stage name BC Jean,[3][4] is an American singer-songwriter and actress, perhaps best known for writing the song "If I Were a Boy" which was later sung by Beyoncé and achieved worldwide commercial success.
Discography
EPs
- 2016: Head High
- 2017: High Enough
Singles
- 2016: "Roses and Violets"
- 2016: "So Bad"
- 2017: "Paper Planes"
- 2017: "We Three Kings" (feat. Casey Abrams)
- 2018: "Stampede" (feat. Lindsey Stirling)
- 2018: "Waiting for You"
- 2019: "O Holy Night"
- 2020: "For Anybody Wondering"
- 2020: "Nevermind"
References
- Brooke Bajgrowicz (December 13, 2018). "How Alexander Jean Turned Relationship Woes into Heartfelt Music – And a Real-Life Love Story: Interview". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- Chris Malone (November 29, 2017). "Mark Ballas & BC Jean Update Christmas Carol 'We Three Kings' in New Video". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- Varga, George (September 10, 2010). "Starbound? Major label debut by San Diego's BC Jean out Monday". U-T San Diego. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
At 23, San Diego native BC Jean...
- Lewis, Randy (September 10, 2010). "BC Jean is ready to greet the world". Los Angeles Times. Pop Music. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2010.